Buyer paid and I shipped on May 3. Package was destined for PA from NJ. (Shipping was upgraded from Parcel to Priority).
Since then, the package left my post office, and the next day was scanned in PA (Note: there was no scan from any of the NJ sort facilities).
On May 5, it departed PA and landed in a NJ sort facility on May 9.
On May 11, it arrived and departed Tampa, FL...and once again, the item is supposedly in transit to its destination. God only knows what destination it's headed for this time!!!!!!!!!
Fortunately, so far, the buyer has been patient and we're waiting to see what happens for now. I told her I would refund her if she didn't want to wait any longer. I suspect I will be filing a lost package report on the 15th day, which is the soonest it can be filed.
This is not the first "vacation" a USPS package has taken, and I'm sure it won't be the last.
No, eBay, you can keep your guaranteed delivery. If the USPS won't be held accountable, neither will I!
SLIIPPIN...
That sounds awful. One more complicated thing sellers have to learn and worry about. I DO not believe all Ebays' recent preoccupation with fast delivery---and tracking information should be one of their top priorities.
There are so many impoortatnt problems on Ebay that are driving Buyers away. Like the scam where a seller sends just an empty enveope to a local business in the buyer's zip code.
And all those Snad items sent by Chinese selllers.
